The story of the bird
Oregon’s Western Meadowlark won its place as state songbird when 40,000 schoolchildren voted for it in 1927 - a mandate the legislature did not formally ratify until 2017. The Oregon Bird Records Committee lists around 550 species for the state, one of the longest tallies in the American West, drawn from habitats that run from Pacific tideline to high desert rimrock without pause.
This plate gathers the signature birds of Oregon onto a single sheet, drawn in the Audubon tradition of close observation and honest colour: Marbled Murrelet, Western Snowy Plover, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Steller’s Jay, Blue Jay, Anna’s Hummingbird, Vaux’s Swift, and the Western Meadowlark.
The print
A studied composite in the Audubon style. Cream ground, the navy and sage of the house palette, each bird drawn in true proportion to the others and arranged as a single editorial plate rather than a chart. It reads as one picture of what Oregon’s skies and yards actually hold.
Paper and finish
Unframed prints come on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight cotton rag with a soft matte surface and true archival life. The framed option is a different stock: Enhanced Matte 200gsm, set in a classic moulding, mounted and glazed, ready to hang straight from the box. Choose your frame in black, white or natural.
Sizes
Three sizes: A4, A3 and A2, or an instant digital PDF. Prints from $39. Framed from $109. Digital download $9.
How to hang it
A composite plate wants room to breathe. Give it a pale wall, warm white or sage, and hang it at eye height where the palette can carry. A brown or gold moulding suits the cream ground; black or dark grey gives a more graphic edge. Keep it out of direct sun, which fades the colour over decades.
Birds of Oregon field guide: /state/oregon/
More Oregon prints: /plates/state/oregon/
